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Chill

Just a picture real quick from our weekend. Colby had a very relaxing time, if you can't tell. :)

Manly Men. On Manly Lawn Mowers

Colbs just adores his Uncle Jake. We often use him as a bribe. "If you put your shoes on, we'll go see Uncle Jake!" When we happened to be over there this past weekend, cool Uncle Jake gave Colbs a ride. My heart stopped for the entire 10 seconds it took to take this picture. I've seen too many medical shows to have my 3 yr old on a lawn mower!

My Son Watches Too Much TV

Well, it seems like that, anyways. I only let him watch one 30 min show a day, but he's always begging for more. He's obsessed with characters. He's obsessed with BEING characters. His favorite to pretend to be is Superman, although I don't think he's ever watched it before. But a common saying in our house is "Colby, stop flying!" as he's jumping from the couch to the floor. Lately he's been meshing characters, so he can be more than one at a time.

The first was frog (from word world) and Dora (because Grandma M bought him a backpack)



One that had me giggling, he was being his typical Superman while pretending to ride his broom being a Witch

"Hey, mom, I'm Superman Witch!!!"

say it to yourself....

Super Man Witch

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(this is what I picture...)

Well, yesterday we were talking about our full names, in case he ever gets lost. So I asked what his full name was.

He told me it was

"Colby Grant Smith Superman Mother (from Tangled) Flashlight Dinosaur!"

... uh... what?

Apparently my son is part himself, part superhero, part feminine villian, part inaminate object, and part extinct reptile.

Huh. I wonder which he gets from his father.

(I got in trouble for that last statement. LOL)

I really hope that he never gets lost now, because what kind of poster would that be???

Oh the imagination of a 3 year old!

Better Luck Next Time

Ok Boys, I want to get a nice cute picture of your matching jammies, ok? Sit on the couch and smile!

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Better luck next time, I hope.

Love

Lately I've discovered something about Colby. He is such a great big brother. I never expected this. I thought typical 3 yr old- he only cares about himself and will get jealous and angry at the baby. I was so wrong. My love for Colbs has only grown after seeing the gentle way he treats Parker. He is absolutely smitten by Parker (ok who isn't!) The first thing he asks for when waking up is Parker. He loves to lay next to him on the floor, tickling him and kissing him. Whenever I try to play with Parker, oh no. Its COLBY's Parker. When I was trying to take Mother's Day pics for the grandmas, I snapped this little gem. It makes my heart skip a beat to see it. Instead of looking at the camera like I wanted him to, he's gentling hugging Parker instead. I love his sweet expression, Parker's happiness to be with his big brother, and those grubby chubby 3 yr old fingers holding tight. I was afraid to have 2 kids, very sure that I couldn't love my second as much as I did Colbs. I was so wrong. My love for Colby has only grown, and I am so happy that I have my little miracle Parker to love too. I'm such a lucky mom!

Slacker Mom

Yes, I am a slacker mom lately. I thought I would post some pics we had taken over the weekend. There's more at Parker's blog.